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Businesses today need to listen to their customers. This is the reason why social networking sites and forums are very important since it gives companies the opportunity to interact with their customers. However, this also opens the door for negative feedback such as criticism. In these cases, most companies don’t have a clue how to react. The best solution is to turn the negative feedback into something positive. Here is how to do it:

Identify the Problem

The first step is to identify the problem or issue. What is the main reason for the negative feedback? Is there a legitimate complaint that can be addressed? Can you come up with a solution to please the unsatisfied customer? Of course, there is a possibility that there is no legitimate complaint and it might merely be negative propaganda from another party like a business rival.

Humanize Your Answer

Do not become too defensive or just delete the negative feedback. Try to understand where the negative feedback comes from. Deliver calm and understanding response which shows that you are listening to your customers. Sometimes, this can spin the negative comments in your favour and impress both current and potential customers.

High frequency means posting about three or more times a week. This takes a lot of time and effort so it should definitely be worth it. Again, there are certain advantages along with disadvantages to doing this.

The advantages of high frequency posting include being current or up-to-date. This also has a lot to do with fresh content which is very important for rankings. High frequency posting allows the blogger to cover the latest topics that are in high demand. This means that more people will be interested in reading the blog. If posts only happen once a week, the big news will more likely be old news by the time the post is made.

On the other hand, high frequency posting also comes with certain disadvantages. One of the biggest disadvantages is the time necessary in maintaining high posting frequency. Also, most of the time, content quality suffers as posting frequency increases. Another common disadvantage is RSS overload. High frequency posting doesn’t just overload the blogger but it

With the rapid growth of social media websites in recent years, spreading awareness about your blog is now easier than ever. This year, experts agree that social media will become more popular than ever. This is the reason why you need to invest some time in social media websites before it’s too late. This is an opportunity that should not be ignored. The best place to start is Facebook which is the most popular social media website today. The last time I heard there were already more than 800 million Facebook users worldwide.

Once you are aware of the comprehensive power that Facebook holds, you need to move as soon as possible or strike while the iron is still hot. There are several ways that Facebook can be used to benefit a blog

Semantic zoom is useful for navigating through the Start Screen, or in apps with a lot of different sections. Photo: Ariel Zambelich/Wired

When Microsoft revealed the “consumer preview” of Windows 8 on Wednesday, it didn’t just give the world a glimpse at a new OS — it also showed us that it can be a leader in touch-based user interface design. Yes, Microsoft’s new tablet UI isn’t merely utilitarian. It’s actually innovative, and even cool.

And in some ways it trumps the best that Apple and Google currently have to offer in iOS and Android, respectively.

Here are five of our favorite new Windows 8 features.You can choose both the photo and its related gestures for your picture password. The more that’s going on in a photo, the harder your password will be to crack. Image: Christina Bonnington/Wired

We’ve known about Microsoft’s picture password feature in Windows 8 since its developer preview was unleashed in mid-September. But now that we’ve had a chance to give it a spin, we can definitely say it’s a fun, convenient alternative to other system unlocking methods. In a nutshell, you choose a photo for your lock screen, and then define three touch gestures to draw on top of the photo in order to unlock your device.

When Microsoft first detailed picture password, some were skeptical: Won’t evil hackers be able to figure out your gesture-based password based on the smudges you leave on the display? In a blog post,Microsoft said no: “Because the order of gestures, their direction and location all matter, it makes the prospect of guessing the correct gesture set based on smudging very difficult even in the completely clean screen case, let alone on a screen that sees regular touch use.”

In that same blog post, Microsoft provided a detailed mathematical explanation of why a picture-based password is every bit as secure, if not more so, than a PIN-based one. And independent security experts agree that the likelihood of someone being able to decipher the intent of smudges on your device is slim to none.

Of course, character-based passwords and number-based PINs are an old standby. Apple uses four-number passcodes in iOS. They’re quite secure, but not particularly innovative. Google is more creative with its unlock security, offering a facial recognition-based unlocking feature in its Android 4 Ice Cream Sandwich OS. This, however, has proven not to be so secure. In fact, it can be defeated if you hold up a picture of the Android device owner at the right distance from the display.